Trip with NO kids?? WHAT?!!

[Chris]

Have you gone without your kids to Disney before??
Did you have a ton of guilt??

Dh and I were going to take the kids back to Disney in August. They wanted to go to Busch Gardens in VA in July, however it's quite a bit of money so soon after VA and I was thinking that maybe dh & I could go for 5 day's....
We have never gone more then 1 night away from the kids but I think we would have a great time, if we didn't feel bad!!

SO tell me, did you go w/out your kids and how was it??

BTW my kids have been 7 times and will likely go back in the next year or two, so it isn't like they haven't ever gone.....

 

[Suzanna1973]

My 5 sisters and I are going at the end of August to celebrate one of my sister's turning 40! We are going without any of our kids and we have NO GUILT!!! Our kids have been 4 times and are going again next summer.

Also, in January 2008, my sister (the one turning 40) and I went to DL to celebrate my 35th birthday without husbands and kids. We were only there for a weekend but it was worth it!!!!

 

[kehlyrsmom]

My husband and I went for our Anniversary in May, we stayed for 6 days. Our kids have gone to WDW every year since 06 and we are taking them this Sept as well. So considering all of that I did not feel guality at all. They were still in school and the grandmothers took turns staying with them our kids ages are 10 & 8.


My husband and I had a wonderful time it was the first time that we have gone away from our kids for more then just an overnight. If we ever get the opportunity for the two of us to go again we definately would, it was a totally different trip without the kids.

 

[brekin67]

I have gone with DH and DBF without kids and I have no regret. I love when I go with my kids, and I love when I get to do grown up vacations.
We have gone multiple times as a family and will continue to do so. The kids have fun staying at granny's house. I don't feel guilty at all not taking them.

 

[dblr]

Go guilt free and enjoy, we went once without our kids and had a great time,did things at a slower pace did not feel rushed also felt nice not having to try getting them moving in the morning. Also did things that we would not normally do if we had the kids,seemed like a whole different place.

 

[cepmom]

DH and I went for his 40th birthday without the kids last year. We had just taken them for a 10 day trip a few months earlier so I did not feel guilty at all! We had such a great time that trip; totally different than when we go with the kids.

 

[lilmissbehaved]

we're currently planning a few days in November with no kids-- The plan is to book a bounce back for a with kids trip next year.. In planning I do have slight guilt... but I'm sure once I'm there I'll be fine!!!

 

[LovableGluttons]

It's great without kids!

When DH and I go with the kids, we go on the rides the kids want, eat where the kids want, everything is tailored to what the kdis want.


Without kids, DH and I go where we want, eat where we want, ride the rides we want.

Very refreshing! I just miss Pleasure Island.

Sometimes DH and I sneak over there for the weekend, right after we get home from work on Friday, stay onsite. My parents love those weekends with the kids.

 

[DawnM]

I would go without kids if it were with my girlfriends, but DH and I don't ever go and leave our kids. We have noone to leave them with that we feel comfortable leaving them with.

Dawn

 

[kacaju]

Yes we did and I had no problems doing so.

 

[LisaInNc]

I regularly go without my DD. She is 9 and has been 18 times so missing a trip here and there won't kill her.

The first time I missed her badly but that goes away when I get to stay out late at Jellyrolls or have a dinner at V&As.

Lisa

 

[savannahcat]

DH and I are leaving a week from today for 6 days at WDW without the kids! No guilt here - just really excited! DD6 has been to WDW 12 times and DD4, 7 times. They are going to Busch Gardens - Williamsburg while we're gone, so I don't think they'll be sad. I say go for it!

 

[tinkermom23]

I would go without kids if it were with my girlfriends, but DH and I don't ever go and leave our kids. We have noone to leave them with that we feel comfortable leaving them with.

Dawn

Same here.

But a girls-only trip would be a blast! I'll have to start thinking about that one......

 

[TiggerStac]

check out the ticker in my signature

 

[Vickie46]

I can't imagine going to Disney without my daughter... to us she makes disney fun! But you know everyone is different.. and if you need or would like that time alone.. great! Go have fun! I have friends that do this.. and have a wonderful time!

 

[kkmcan]

We wouldn't go without our kids for a couple of reasons.

1. We would do nothing but think about them and oh, this is DS's favorite ride, this is DD's favorite snack etc.

2. If we had the chance to vacation without the kids, we want to go to Napa Valley in Cal, or New Orleans or somewhere very adult that we've never been to before.

3. My kids make DL fun! I love watching them scream, laugh, and just be happy when we are there.

You know that commercial they used to show for Royal Caribbean of the teen girl who wouldn't smile until she cruised, that's my dd right now. That smile doesn't come out very often but it did at DL a few weeks ago. She was very happy the whole trip!

 

[momto2inKC]

My husband and I are going on the Dis Unplugged podcast cruise in Dec and doing a few days after at Disney. The kids are not coming. They've been to Disney 6 times and on a Disney cruise. Dh and I have never had an adult only vacation in the 15 years we've been married, so we're *really looking forward to it! I am not feeling guilty at all, him just a tad.

 

[AndreaDM]

I think if you're kids have been before and will get to go again soon, then no, I wouldn't feel guilty. DH and I have talked about it too, but really the only park we'd even want to go to without DD would be Epcot. We'd love to spend a whole weekend at World Showcase during food & wine without having to worry about anyone else. I go to the other parks to experience them with my daughter, so personally we'd be bored there without her, and we'd be saying, "o she'd love this".

We do make it a point to go somewhere for a long weekend at least once a year with no kids, it does wonders for our relationship! Most of the time these are places that aren't overly family friendly though, Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, etc., so we feel no guilt, ha!

edited to add: kkmcan summed up exactly how we feel as well!

 

[sau418]

I went with my sister in April, and while I missed my girls I also did not feel guilty. I actually was thinking about all the things we will be able to do on their next trip rather than the things they were missing.

 

[tnd]

I think going away without kids is awesome, but if it were us, we'd go somewhere that we really couldn't do without our son. For example, we went to Italy alone for a week when he was 19 months old. It was great because it was not something he would have enjoyed and we would not have had fun with a toddler (lots of wine tastings and museums).

For us, WDW is a family thing. My husband and I did go by ourselves before we had our son, and it is really fun that way, but now, I'd save my kid-free trips for stuff that isn't conducive to kids.